Hong Kong is located just across the border from Shenzhen. It was also the perfect location for me to recharge after a very intense work period: I could visit SL who lives in Hong Kong (ahem, mooch a free bed for the trip), satisfy my craving for great Asian food (dim sum!), and sightsee a little in a region that I know very little about.

The trouble was, I did not have much time to research what I could do in Hong Kong either. Before leaving, WL helped identify a few key things to, and once in Hong Kong, I am grateful for SL who came to my rescue. She made a list of places we must eat in, suggested places to visit, and even took time off work to play guide a couple of the days. If you know how preciously few paid holidays there are in Asia, you know how significant such an effort is. She is the hostess with the mostest!

Looking through the random pieces of articles I printed off and the brochures that SL collected for me, I made up a list of “Top 10 things to do in Hong Kong”, although I did end up doing a lot more!

1. Dim sum and desserts – are you really surprised that food features top of the list? ;)

2. Star Ferry and trams – one cannot come to Hong Kong and not take each at least once!

10. Tai O fishing village – a stark contrast against the modern Hong Kong

I wavered about going to Macao on a daytrip, but after work wrapped up, I caught a cold (typical, isn’t it, to be sick at the start of holiday?) and felt it would have been far more sensible to stay put and get some proper rest instead. It was a good call, as I made use of the time to see more of Hong Kong.

I was in Shenzhen for work and took direct Paris-Hong Kong flights, so I decided to take advantage of it and stuck around for a few more days in Hong Kong to sightsee.

F didn’t come along, since it’d be a very long journey for a short trip. He’s more of a nature person, so the modern skyscraper-filled Hong Kong would not have been his cuppa tea. On the other hand, had he came, he would had had fun discovering the greener and natural side of Hong Kong.